Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director
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The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director is one of the awards given to film directors working in the film industry by the Critics Choice Association at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. It was first given out to Mel Gibson for Braveheart in 1996 as a juried award. Until 2001, only the winner was presented; since then, a set of nominees is announced every year.
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director | |
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Awarded for | Best Direction of a Motion Picture |
Location | Los Angeles, California |
Presented by | Critics Choice Association |
First awarded | Mel Gibson for Braveheart (1995) |
Currently held by | Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer (2023) |
Website | www.criticschoice.com |
Only four directors have received the award more than once with two wins each: Alfonso Cuarón, Sam Mendes, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg. The latter also holds the record of most nominations in the category with eight. Kathryn Bigelow, Jane Campion, and Chloé Zhao are the only female winners of the award.